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...moral case against Castro has long been closed. The reason his regime should now be in the spotlight is not only for its human rights abuses, but also for its questionable stance on terrorism. In light of America’s ongoing war, it’s time to get serious with the Cuban leader...
...though, given the momentous events taking place in the Middle East. Still, it has sparked a renewed discussion among lawmakers over America’s Cuba policy. All are repulsed at Havana’s latest crackdown. Even Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., a longtime proponent of engagement with Castro, said the sweeping arrests “call into question the very legitimacy of the Cuban state...
...During a May 2001 speech at Tehran University, Castro compared the United States to the late Shah of Iran, who was deposed in the 1979 revolution. America is an “imperialist king,” he said, but one that “will finally fall, just as your king was overthrown.” To that end, Castro proclaimed: “The people and the governments of Cuba and Iran can bring the United States to its knees...
CUBA After sentencing 78 dissidents and independent journalists to terms of up to 27 years in prison, President Fidel Castro raised the stakes in his most severe crackdown in decades. Last week, three unidentified men who tried to hijack a ferry to Florida earlier this month were summarily executed - jolting human rights groups who had just begun to condemn the imprisonment of the dissidents, whom Castro accused of being in the service of the U.S. What's behind the clampdown? Those close to Castro's inner circle say he feels insulted - and unusually nervous. With his economy in endless decline...
...legislation indefinitely - while at the same time, a bona fide dissident movement has grown steadily on the island. Executions for noncapital crimes aren't unusual in Cuba; but Castro's current fury has rights advocates worried that more may be in the offing. - By Tim Padgett Eastward Bound FRANCE The European Parliament endorsed the E.U.'s enlargement eastward by formally voting to admit the 10 new members scheduled to join the union in 2004. Leaders of the 10 countries will sign accession treaties at a special summit in Athens this week. At the weekend, Hungary became the third...